One Liner: Sloppy, bashing, raucous rock and roll action
Poster Position: Late Addition
Weekend One Only.
Sunday at 2:45.
American Express Stage.
Thoughts: Last here in 2024, and I generally liked it.
So, without looking them up yet, my first impression from a run through their limited catalog is that this sounds like a Kings of Leon cover band that was hired to play a fictional L.A. rock band in an Almost Famous/Daisy and the Six-style story about a young band learning how to deal with fame and groupies. They sort of remind me of that Dirty Honey band too, except they're sloppier. This definitely feels DIY and done in a garage.
Their website explains that they actually come from Abilene, which is a trip. And that their fans call their genre Western Space Grunge. Which, okay. They claim the following as influences - Foo Fighters, Pink Floyd, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, and Whiskey Myers. I don't know that last one, but I guess I can hear the Foos and RKS. None of the four members of the band appears to be named Dexter. The drummer's name is Fox, which is pretty badass.
Their first single, from 2021, is their most popular track by quite a bit. "Couch" has 14.8 million streams. [up to 22 million in 2026]
Pretty chill. In a different song he laments that all the songs he writes are so sad, and it sounds like this starting point got him aimed that direction.
They have a 2021 EP, a handful of singles, and then a live album. The live album is definitely fun - you get a good idea of these guys just bashing it away up there on stage and having fun with it. If you listen through their catalog though, it gets annoying because they have that song in here like eight different times. The second top song is a 2024 single that sounds even better to me. "She Likes Girls" has just over 1 million streams. [up to 11.6 million in 2026]
The bashing drums and that little twiddly riff sound pretty cool in the chorus. And newest single "Sad in Carolina" is solid too. I am on board with checking this out - legit sloppy rock and roll action.
Since writing that, I have heard their tune "Sad in Carolina" a good number of times, I think on the radio, but also from my 18 year old daughter's playlists. It was part of their 2024 EP called Western Space Grunge. 14.7 million streams.
That woohoooowoooo part is the jam for the big festival crowd. Smart stuff. But it is also just a good, driving, thumping tune with good Foo Fighter-ripping riffs and bashing drums. Their 2025 EP called Happy to Be Here then one upped that tune with "Ritalin" and its 18.2 million streams.
Another solid rock tune. Sort of like Nothing But Thieves. But then after that, they randomly had one that just plain blew up. A 2026 single called "Freakin' Out" that has now been streamed 156.8 million times. Which has to be so freaking cool. You've had some minor success with other singles and gotten to play music for a living and things feel pretty cool, and then you see the stream counter for a new song just go up and up and up. Probably feels amazing.
Again, there is nothing in there that makes me think - ah yes, this is the hit - and yet it is a solid rock and roll tune. I have just let these guys play for a few days - I really enjoy it. Rock is a smaller portion of this poster than ever, but these guys are doing it well.
